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US20110204694A1
US20110204694A1 US13/126,731 US200913126731A US2011204694A1 US 20110204694 A1 US20110204694 A1 US 20110204694A1 US 200913126731 A US200913126731 A US 200913126731A US 2011204694 A1 US2011204694 A1 US 2011204694A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/36—Support for the head or the back
    • A47C7/40—Support for the head or the back for the back
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/36—Support for the head or the back
    • A47C7/40—Support for the head or the back for the back
    • A47C7/44—Support for the head or the back for the back with elastically-mounted back-rest or backrest-seat unit in the base frame
    • A47C7/446—Support for the head or the back for the back with elastically-mounted back-rest or backrest-seat unit in the base frame with fluid springs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47C—CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS
    • A47C7/00—Parts, details, or accessories of chairs or stools
    • A47C7/36—Support for the head or the back
    • A47C7/40—Support for the head or the back for the back
    • A47C7/46—Support for the head or the back for the back with special, e.g. adjustable, lumbar region support profile; "Ackerblom" profile chairs

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  • the present invention relates to a chair backrest.
  • This application claims priorities based on Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2008-277530 filed in Japan on Oct. 29, 2008, and 2009-54129 filed in Japan on Mar. 6, 2009, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
  • Patent Document 1 Specification of European Patent Application, First Publication No. 0922419
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a chair backrest in which, when a person sitting on the chair leans against the backrest, a reaction force of the upholstering material does not vary to an extreme extent during the leaning action and a rearward recess amount of the upholstering material of the backrest in response to a load is sufficiently secured, thereby obtaining a comfortable sitting sensation.
  • a chair backrest in which a frame-like back frame is covered with a bag-like upholstering material having an open lower end in a state of tension, the back frame being formed by connecting a pair of left and right side portion frames, which extend in an up and down direction, together at upper ends and lower ends thereof by an upper frame and a lower frame which extend in the left and right direction, wherein intermediate portions in the left and right direction of the upper frame and the lower frame are connected to each other by an intermediate frame which is situated behind the both side portion frames and is extended in the up and down direction, thereby causing an intermediate portion of a rear surface portion of the upholstering material to project rearward.
  • the rear surface portion is also elongated, whereby the elongation of the rear surface portion causes an increase in the rearward recess ratio of the front surface portion, thus making it possible to obtain a comfortable sitting sensation.
  • the upper and lower frames have a curved shape in which the intermediate portions are situated behind the both side portion frames when viewed in a planar view.
  • the intermediate frames can be greatly separated rearward from the both side portion frames.
  • the effect of the above (1) can be further enhanced, and the thickness of the backrest in the front and rear direction can be thickly formed, which can give the backrest a high quality sensation.
  • the lower portions of both side portion frames and the intermediate frame have an arced curved shape in which a curvature center is situated in the front when the lower portions of both side portion framed and the intermediate frame are viewed from the lateral view.
  • rearward displacement amounts of the intermediate frame relative to both side portion frames are in parts different from each other in the up and down direction.
  • the tension of the upholstering material of that portion can be strengthened or weakened.
  • the intermediate frame is formed by an elastic material, such that the intermediate frame can be elastically deformed forward when a load is applied to the front surface portion of the upholstering material.
  • the elasticity of the intermediate frame complements the tension of the upholstering material, whereby it is possible to further increase the rearward recess ratio of the front surface portion of the upholstering material according to this synergistic action.
  • upward-facing extension frames which are curved such that intermediate portions are situated ahead of the upper and lower portions when viewed from the side surface, are consecutively provided. Furthermore, upper ends of both extension frames are connected to each other by a top portion frame which extends in the left and right direction, whereby a headrest frame is formed by the extension frames and the top portion frame.
  • the reaction force of the upholstering material does not vary to an extreme extent during the leaning action, and a rearward recess amount of the upholstering material of the backrest in response to a load can be sufficiently secured, thereby obtaining a comfortable sitting sensation.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of a stand-by state of a chair that includes a first embodiment of a backrest of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of a sitting state of the chair shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 3 is a side view of a reclining state of the chair shown in FIG. 1 .
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view that shows a state before a back frame is covered with an upholstering material when viewed from an inclined rear part of the backrest.
  • FIG. 5 is a side view of a chair that includes a backrest device of a second embodiment in the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged front view that cuts away a part of the upholstering material of a front surface in a chair backrest and shows the upholstering material of a front surface and the upholstering material of a rear surface.
  • FIG. 7 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view of major parts of the backrest taken along lines VII-VII of FIG. 6 .
  • FIG. 8A is a diagram that shows an example of a moirépattern due to a change (%) in the size of a hole portion of a stretched material of a front surface relative to a long material of a rear surface, and shows a shape of a case where the hole portion of the long material of the front surface has a size which is 95% of that of the long material of the rear surface.
  • FIG. 8B is a diagram that shows an example of a pattern having a moirépattern due to a change (%) in the size of a hole portion of a long material of a front surface relative to a long material of a rear surface, and shows a shape of a case where the hole portion of the long material of the front surface has a size which is 90% of that of the long material of the rear surface.
  • FIG. 8C is a diagram that shows an example of a pattern having a moirépattern due to a change (%) in the size of a hole portion of a long material of a front surface relative to a long material of a rear surface, and shows a shape of a case where the hole portion of the long material of the front surface has a size which is 80% of that of the long material of the rear surface.
  • FIG. 9A is a diagram that shows another example of a pattern having a moirépattern due to a change (%) in the size of a hole portion of a long material of a front surface relative to a long material of a rear surface, and shows a shape of a case where the hole portion of the long material of the front surface has a size which is 95% of that of the long material of the rear surface.
  • FIG. 9B is a diagram that shows another example of a pattern having a moirépattern due to a change (%) in the size of a hole portion of a long material of a front surface relative to a long material of a rear surface, and shows a shape of a case where the hole portion of the long material of the front surface has a size which is 90% of that of the long material of the rear surface.
  • FIG. 9C is a diagram that shows another example of a pattern having a moirépattern due to a change (%) in the size of a hole portion of a long material of a front surface relative to a long material of a rear surface, and shows a shape of a case where the hole portion of the long material of the front surface has a size which is 80% of that of the long material of the rear surface.
  • FIGS. 1 to 3 show a chair that includes a first embodiment of a backrest of the present invention.
  • the chair includes a lower portion constituent body 4 in which a leg column 2 is vertically provided in the center of a base 1 of a disk and a support base 3 is attached to an upper end of the leg column 2 .
  • the leg column 2 may be configured such that the height thereof can be controlled by a gas spring (not shown).
  • the support base 3 has a shape that is expanded from the upper end of the leg column 2 toward the front in a nearly triangular shape in a planar view and the side surface.
  • a front lower portion of a seat 5 is supported via a base shaft 6 extending in the left and right direction, and the seat 5 can be rotated around the base shaft 6 between a stand-by position inclining rearward and upward as shown in FIG. 1 and a horizontal or a slightly rearward and downwardly inclined use position as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 .
  • a pair of left and right armrests 7 and 7 is integrally formed.
  • the respective armrests 7 and 7 are vertically provided in the rear portion of both sides of the seat 5 . Furthermore, the rear portions of the respective armrests 7 and 7 include a backrest pivot support portion 7 a having a curved surface 8 which is protruded rearward centered on a support shaft 11 of the backrest 9 described later and has a semicircular arc shape or a fan shape when viewed from the side surface, and an arm support portion 7 b that is extended forward from the upper portion of the backrest pivot support portion 7 a and has an upward arc shape, and the entire shape forms an approximately forward triangular shape when viewed from the side surface that converges toward the front upper part.
  • a backrest pivot support portion 7 a having a curved surface 8 which is protruded rearward centered on a support shaft 11 of the backrest 9 described later and has a semicircular arc shape or a fan shape when viewed from the side surface
  • an arm support portion 7 b that is extended forward from the upper portion of the backrest pivot support portion
  • the size of the arm support portion 7 b in the front and rear direction is set such that the front end portion thereof is in the stand-by position shown in FIG. 1 and is located further forward from a vertical line V passing through the center of the base shaft 6 that is an attachment shaft of the seat 5 . Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2 , the size is set such that, when the seat 5 is in the use position, the front end portion of the arm support portion 7 b is situated behind the vertical line V, that is, slightly behind the base shaft 6 .
  • a front inventory of a front side piece 10 extending forward from both lower portions of the backrest 9 is supported via the support shaft 11 extended approximately in the left and right direction.
  • the backrest 9 can be rotated centering on the support shaft 11 between a standing position shown in FIG. 2 and a rearward slope position shown in FIG. 3 with respect to the seat 5 and the armrest 7 .
  • the outer surface of the backrest pivot support portion 7 a is protruded outward such that the attachment part of the front side piece 10 is situated in the outermost side such that the inner surface of the front side piece 10 does not widely come into contact with the outer surface of the backrest pivot support portion 7 a.
  • first biasing means 13 formed of a gas spring which biases the backrest 9 in the standing direction, a compression spring or the like.
  • second biasing means 14 that can assist the standing of a person sitting on the chair by biasing the seat 5 toward the stand-by position.
  • the second biasing means 14 includes a rubber torsion unit 15 that has an axis for example which extends in the left and right direction; a rearward-facing first link 16 that is connected to the rubber torsion unit 15 and is biased in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from the side surface in FIG. 1 ; and an obliquely rearward upward-facing second link 17 that is supported on the front end portion of the first link 16 at a lower end portion thereof via a shaft extending in the left and right direction and is supported on the lower surface of an intermediate portion of the seat 5 in the front and rear direction at an upper end portion thereof via the shaft extending in the left and right direction.
  • the armrest 7 is formed integrally with the seat 5 , even when the seat 5 is rotated between the stand-by position and the use position or the backrest 9 slopes, the relative position of the armrest 7 relative to the seat 5 is not changed. For that reason, the elbows of a person can be placed on the armrest 7 in a natural state between the stand-by position and the use position, whereby the usability of the chair is improved.
  • the front end portion of the arm support portion 7 b in the armrest 7 is situated in front of a vertical line V passing through the center of the base shaft 6 with the seat 5 attached thereto.
  • the front end portion of the front side piece 10 extending forward from both side lower portions of the backrest 9 is attached to the backrest pivot support portion 7 a standing up from the rear both side portions of the seat 5 via the support shaft 11 , and the opposed surfaces of the backrest pivot support portion 7 a and the lower portion of the backrest 9 are a circular arc-shaped or fan-shaped round surface 8 and a circular arc-shaped concave curved surface 12 around the support shaft 11 .
  • the backrest 9 it is possible to cause the backrest 9 to greatly slope rearward without interfering with the seat 5 and the armrest 7 .
  • the backrest 9 since the lower portion of the backrest 9 is firmly supported on the backrest pivot support portion 7 a of the armrest 7 formed integrally with the seat 5 , the backrest 9 having a large up and down size can also be supported such that it can be stably and smoothly rotated.
  • the backrest 9 includes a back frame 22 having a front shape of a longitudinal rectangular frame shape that is formed by connecting the upper ends of a pair of left and right side portion frames 18 and 18 extending in the up and down direction by a lower frame 20 extending in the left and right direction, connecting the lower ends of both side portion frames 18 and 18 by the upper frame 19 extending in the left and right direction, and connecting the intermediate portions of an upper frame 19 and the lower frame 20 in the left and right direction by an intermediate frame 21 that is situated behind the both side portion frames 18 and 18 and is extended in the up and down direction.
  • the back frame 22 is integrally formed by a synthetic resin material having a suitable elasticity. It is desirable that a reinforced fiber such as a glass fiber or a carbon fiber is added to the synthetic resin material.
  • both side portion frames 18 and 18 and the lower portion of the intermediate frame 21 have circular arc-shaped curved shapes with a curvature center thereof situated in the front when viewed from the side surface, and the upper frame 19 and the lower frame 20 have curved shapes with an intermediate portion thereof situated behind the both side portions when viewed in a plan view.
  • the lower portion of the backrest 9 is separated rearward from the rear end portions of the seat 5 and the armrest 7 , and the backrest 9 is prevented from interfering with the rear ends of the seat 5 and the armrest 7 upon being rotated, whereby the rearward rotation range of the backrest 9 can be enlarged.
  • the intermediate frame 21 is easier to deform elastically than other portions as it is formed to be thinner than other frame constitution members in the back frame 22 . For that reason, when a load is applied to the front surface portion of an upholstering material 26 described later, the intermediate frame 21 can be elastically deformed rearward.
  • the rearward displacement amount of the intermediate frame 21 relative to both side portion frames 18 and 18 is set to increase as it moves closer to the lower part.
  • left and right front side pieces 10 are formed integrally with the lower portions of both side portion frames 18 and 18 .
  • both side portion frames 18 and 18 In the upper end of both side portion frames 18 and 18 , upward-facing extension frames 23 and 23 , which are curved such that intermediate portions thereof are situated ahead of the upper and lower portions when viewed from the side surface, are consecutively provided. Furthermore, a headrest frame 25 is integrally formed in the upper end of the back frame 22 , the headrest frame 25 being formed by connecting the upper ends of both extension frames 23 and 23 to each other by a top portion frame 24 extended in the left and right direction.
  • the bag-like upholstering material 26 having elasticity with a lower end open and both lower portions open is provided in a state of tension by covering the frames from the upper part.
  • the upholstering material 26 includes a headrest cover portion 27 that covers a headrest frame 25 , and a backrest cover portion 28 that covers the back frame 22 , and the fabrics thereof are different from each other. Furthermore, the fabrics of the front surface portion 27 a and the rear surface portion 27 b in the headrest cover portion 27 and the fabrics of the front surface portion 28 a and the rear surface portion 28 b in the backrest cover portion 28 are also different from each other.
  • Both of the fabrics of the headrest cover portion 27 and the backrest cover portion 28 are mesh materials, but the fabric of at least the front surface portion 27 a of the headrest cover portion 27 is formed by a mesh material having elasticity superior to that of the fabric of at least the front surface portion 28 a of the backrest cover portion 28 .
  • the fabric of at least the front surface portion 27 a of the headrest cover portion 27 is a mesh material having coarse eyes of a low density
  • the fabric of at least the front surface portion 28 a of the backrest cover portion 28 is a fine-mesh material which has a high mesh density
  • the direction of the texture or the stitches of the mesh material is extended in the left and right direction in the front surface portion 27 a in the headrest cover portion 27 and the front surface portion 28 a in the backrest cover portion 28 , and is extended in the up and down direction in the rear surface portion 27 b in the headrest cover portion 27 and the rear surface portion 28 b in the backrest cover portion 28 . That is, such a mesh material is elongated in a transverse direction in the front surface portions 27 a and 28 a and is elongated in a longitudinal direction in the rear surface portions 27 b and 28 b.
  • the front surface portion 28 a in the backrest cover portion 28 is a mesh material having fine eyes of a high density and the surface thereof is a fabric of a mesh material which is flexible and has a low light transmitting property or transparency.
  • the rear surface portion 28 b in the backrest cover portion 28 is a mesh material having coarse eyes of a low density and is a fabric of a mesh material having a high light transmitting property or transparency.
  • the fabric of the front surface portion 28 a it is desirable to use a maul-shaped fiber that is formed by twisting a short fiber interposed between a plurality of elastic threads.
  • front surface portion 27 a and the rear surface portion 27 b in the headrest cover portion 27 and the front surface portion 28 a and the rear surface portion 28 b in the backrest cover portion 28 are different from each other in color as well as material, thereby the high-quality design can be provided.
  • the upholstering material 26 may be formed by covering and providing one formed in a bag shape over the back frame 22 or the like in a state of tension.
  • the upholstering material 26 may be formed in a bag shape.
  • the lower end portion of the upholstering material 26 is attached to the lower end portion of the lower frame 20 by causing the left and right front side pieces 10 and 10 to protrude from the openings of both side lower portions toward the front and joining the lower end portions of the front surface portion 28 a and the rear surface portion 28 b to each other by a surface fastener, a hook, a fastener, and other joining means (none of which are shown) in the lower part of the lower frame 20 in the back frame 22 .
  • the headrest cover portion 27 that covers a headrest frame 25 of the upholstering material 26 may be omitted.
  • the intermediate portions of the upper frame 19 and the lower frame 20 are connected by the intermediate frame 21 that is situated behind the both side portion frames 18 and 18 and is extended in the up and down direction, and the intermediate portion of the rear surface portion 26 b of the upholstering material 26 protrudes rearward from the intermediate frame 21 .
  • the front surface portion 28 a of the upholstering material 26 does not come into contact with the rear surface portion 28 b , and the resistance force of the upholstering material 26 does not vary to an extreme extent during the leaning action.
  • the rear surface portion 28 b is also elongated along with the elongation of the front surface portion 28 a of the upholstering material 26 and the rearward recess amount of the front surface portion 28 a is increased by the elongation of the rear surface portion 28 b , a comfortable sitting sensation can be obtained.
  • the intermediate frame 21 can be greatly separated rearward from both side portion frames 18 and 18 . For that reason, the aforementioned effect can be further enhanced, and it is possible to give the backrest 9 a high quality sensation by increasing the thickness of the backrest 9 in the front and rear direction.
  • the headrest having a characteristic shape integrally with the back frame 22 by the headrest frame 25 and by the headrest cover portion 27 covering the headrest frame 25 in the bag-like upholstering material 26 .
  • the fabrics of the front surface portions 27 a and 28 a and the rear surface portions 27 b and 28 b are different from each other as mentioned above.
  • the occurrence of a moirépattern can be prevented.
  • the rearward displacement amount of the intermediated frame 21 relative to both side portion frames 18 and 18 increases as it moves closer to the lower part.
  • the bag-like upholstering material 26 having the same material, size or the like in any portion of the up and down direction, it is possible to make the initial tension of the upholstering material 22 in the lower portion of the backrest 9 greater than the initial tension of the upholstering material 26 in the upper portion of the backrest 9 .
  • the tension of the upholstering material 26 of that portion can be strengthened or weakened.
  • FIG. 5 is a side view of a chair including a backrest device of a second embodiment in the present invention
  • FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged front view that partially cuts away upholstering material of a front surface in a chair backrest and shows the upholstering material of a front surface and the upholstering material of a rear surface
  • FIG. 7 is a major part enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view of a backrest taken along lines VII-VII of FIG. 6 .
  • the chair of the present embodiment can be rotated around the base shaft 6 between an A position of a stand-by state inclining rearward and upward as shown in FIG. 5 , a B position of a nearly horizontal normal use state and a C position of a reclining-use state slightly inclining rearward and downwardly as shown in FIG. 5 by two-dot chain lines.
  • a porous sheet-like upholstering material for example, the upholstering material 26 of a mesh shape having flexibility composed of cloth or the like in a bag shape with a lower end open and both side lower portions open is provided in a state of tension.
  • a mesh 127 in a front surface 26 A side of the upholstering material 26 relative to the backrest frame 22 has the same shape as that of a mesh 128 in a rear surface 26 B thereof. Furthermore, the sizes of the meshes 127 and 128 are different from each other such that the size of the front surface 26 A side is fine and that of the rear surface 26 B side is coarse.
  • the size of the mesh 127 of the front surface 26 A in the upholstering material 26 is within the range of 95% to 80% of the mesh 128 of the rear surface 26 B.
  • the moiré pattern is simple as in the related art and does not change sufficiently, and there is no depth in terms of design.
  • the size of the mesh 27 of the front surface 26 A is equal to or less than 80% of that of the mesh 128 of the rear surface 26 B, for example, 50%, there is no interest due to the combination, and in the size equal to or less than 25%, only a shape with insufficient change is obtained in which the shape of the mesh 127 of the front surface 26 A and the shape of the mesh 128 of the rear surface 26 B overlap with each other.
  • FIGS. 8A to 8C show a pattern of a moiré pattern due to a change (%) in the sizes of the mesh of the upholstering material of the front surface relative to the upholstering material of the rear surface.
  • FIG. 8A is a diagram that shows a shape of a case where the size of the mesh of the upholstering material of the front surface is 95% of that of the upholstering material of the rear surface.
  • FIG. 8B is a diagram that shows a shape of a case where the size of the mesh of the upholstering material of the front surface is 90% of that of the upholstering material of the rear surface.
  • FIG. 8C is a diagram that shows a shape of a case where the size of the mesh of the upholstering material of the front surface is 80% of that of the upholstering material of the rear surface.
  • FIGS. 9A to 9C show another embodiment of a pattern of a moiré pattern due to a change (%) in the sizes of the mesh of the upholstering material of the front surface relative to the upholstering material of the rear surface.
  • FIG. 9A is a diagram that shows a shape of a case where the size of the mesh of the upholstering material of the front surface is 95% of that of the upholstering material of the rear surface.
  • FIG. 9B is a diagram that shows a shape of a case where the size of the mesh of the upholstering material of the front surface is 90% of that of the upholstering material of the rear surface.
  • FIG. 9C is a diagram that shows a shape of a case where the size of the mesh of the upholstering material of the front surface is 80% of that of the upholstering material of the rear surface.
  • the upholstering material forming a mesh shape formed of a cloth or the like was used, it is also possible to use a punching metal having a plurality of opened hole portions, a wire composed in a mesh shape or the like as the upholstering material.
  • the present invention can be carried out in a plurality of modified forms without being limited to only the above embodiments.
  • the reaction force of the upholstering material does not vary to an extreme extent during the leaning action, and a rearward recess amount of the upholstering material of the backrest in response to a load can be sufficiently secured, thereby obtaining a comfortable sitting sensation.

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